France & Poland Demand Roman Polanski's Release on Bail
Submitted by DeepDiveAdmin on Sep 28, 2009
The international tug-of-war over Roman Polanski escalated Monday as France and Poland urged Switzerland to free the 76-year-old director on bail. The director, who famously escaped the U.S. on the eve of sentencing for having sex with an underaged girl, would have to promise not to leave Switzerland under any kind of bail agreement. Can Polanski be trusted? The Associated Press has the latest:
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Since he has a history of jumping bail, it seems a bit strange that he would be offered bail.
At the end of the day, he drugged and had sex with a 13 year old against her will (not that she is old enough to give permission). We have exactly zero sympathy for any random person who would drug and rape a 13 year old but since he is an "artist" I suppose that makes him a special case.
Exactly why they call it the pokey.
The plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'.
I'd say there is a flight risk, though. Considering Roman's past flight and resources.
The plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'.